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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

1,584 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 80

Injured Fireman Dies

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 6

BERTIE McCONNELL, fireman, 37 Lambert Street, Bathurst, whose leg was "severed on Tuesday night when he was run over by an engine…

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Falcon Knight, Jockey Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 16

H. Darke and his mount, Falcon Knight, have not been on the training tracks since they won the Fernhill Handicap at Randwick…

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Woman Fatally Injured. Car-driver Arrested

The Biz · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 4

Although the volume of road traffic was lower than for many years, there were several traffic accidents during the Easter week-end…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Propeller · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 1

Alexander James Small, aged 26 years, of Carlton Parade, Carlton, was accidentally shot in the neck by a priest at Douglas Park last…

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Fatal Railway Accident Soldier Killed at Fairfield

The Biz · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 1

Mr. Rollo Alexander Boyd. of Hamilton Road Fairfield was accidentally killed at Fairfield railway station on Sunday iast, He, with Mrs. Boyd and two of the…

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Soldiers Drowned MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 3

Names of five soldiers who were drowned when two assault boats capsized during manoeuvres…

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Injured Jockey's Progress

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- Newcastle jockey Roy Hinton, who was badly injured in a race smash at Moree last Saturday, is making satisfactory…

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Youth Shot Dead at Luna Park Rifle Armoury Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 4

Geoffrey Dalton, 16, of Carabella Street, Kirribilli, rifle range attendant, was shot in the heart and died instantly at…

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Hurt In Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 9

Those treated at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for minor cuts and abrasions and shock after the tram smash in Broadway…

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Soldiers Drowned in Exercises

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Two officers who were among the five soldiers believed drowned when two boats capsized during exercises on the…

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Runaway Tram Collision in City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 11

Many people were treated for minor injuries after a runaway tram crashed into a stationary tram in Broadway, city, yesterday. Left: The wreckage of the stationary tram. Right: A police constable seeking the owner of an umbrella while injured passengers await treatment in the casualty ward at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital…

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Injured Airman Saves Mates

The Sun · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 3

Recovering consciousness two days after his plane had crashed in the Middle East an injured airman wandered painfully off into the desert and brought a rescue party to two…

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Three Injured When Lorries Collide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 11

Three men were injured, one seriously, when three lorries were involved in a collision on the Western Road, Blacktown, last night…

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5 A.i.f. Men Drowned in River Rapids

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Three New South Wales men were among five A.I.F. soldiers drowned when their assault boats capsized on the Goulburn River last Sunday…

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Forty-two Injured When Trams Crash In Broadway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 9

MRS. G. DELEHUNT, 50 (left), Trafalgar Street, Enmore, who was injured in yesterday's tram smash in Broadway, receiving attention from an ambulance officer after two stitches had been inserted over her…

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Crane-driver hurt in collision

The Sun · Sunday 2 May 1943 · page 3

The driver of a portable crane was injured last night when his crane collided with a motor lorry in Joseph-street…

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Drowned in Waterhole

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- Playing with other children at a water hole at Islington today, Kenneth : Lewis '4). of Paramount Court, was…

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Drowned in Waterhole

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- Playing with other children at a water-hole, at Islington today, Kenneth Lewis (4), of Paramount Court, was…

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Drowned in Waterhole

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- Playing with other children at a water-hole at Islington today, Kenneth Lewis (4), of Paramount Court, was…

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Lady Dugan Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Lady Dugan, who was injured in a fall at Government House on Saturday, was taken by ambulance to a private…

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